CVE•Published 2026-06-19•Modified 2026-08-19•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-20281Joomlaboat · Extra_search
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
EPSS percentile
36
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 64% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Joomla! Component Extra Search 2.2.8 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the establename parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_extrasearch parameter and malicious SQL in the establename field to extract sensitive database information.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-19
Modified 2026-08-19
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-20281Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Joomlaboat Extra Search" version:"2.2.8"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Extra Search"HTTP body or banner mentions "Extra Search" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-20281Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-20281Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-20281Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-20281GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-20281" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
CVE-2017-202812 repos